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<p>Andy, appreciate it. The store I went to was absolutely wonderful. They Gave me the demo and let me practice with each one, hands on. I liked the Nissin for its colorful screen and easy directions. It seemed to have a little more power and continuous fire over the 700 (fresh batteries of course) although the 700 was in deed a good flash. I saved roughly 100 bucks and was able to achieve what I was after. I probably wont use the flash a ton. I needed it for some indoor shots at a wedding, only at night. The wedding is indoors but all natural lighting and seems to be a popular place I have been shooting weddings. So all in all I think the Nissin is actually a great flash for what I need. I will never underestimate the quality of Nikon products and would have loved to get the 900 but I had my eye on another lens lol So I was able to get both, and went home happy. Thanks again.</p>

<p>Well I made my decision and went with the Nissin. WOW It is pretty amazing for the price. I tried it out on many different situations and it passed with flying colors. Works well with my Nikon. I am happy with the purchase. I went with a company thats giving me 2 weeks to try it out and if it doesnt preform the way I want I can take it back. Also I had enough money left over to sneak in a 50mm f/1.4 lens to add to my system. Thank you for your helpful feedback. I say if you are questioning it like I was, go for it! TC</p>

<p>I am off to buy a flash for my Nikon 300s. I have the option of getting a used Nikon SB800 for 300.00 or a new Nissin Di866 for about 250.00. I have read reviews and get mixed reviews with the Nissin. Just wondering if anyone has any feedback they can share before I make my final decision today. Appreciate it thank you. (just wanted a flash for my camera for weddings, indoor shots)</p>

<p>Jeff and Ralph, thank you both for your kind words. I appreciate the support. Still so many things I would love to learn and be more aware of. I am sure it is a learning journey for us all whether beginner or pro. And Jeff, thats what makes you a good photographer to keep striving forward. I looked at your portfolio and found so many great photos! TC and have a wonderful week. </p>

<p>So very true Bob. I remember looking back at some of my images that I loved in the past and think how could I have liked this so much. I am sure maybe in a year or so after learning more I will slowly see things from previous images what I could have corrected. Thank you TC</p>

<p>I actually use gimp for some things. Its ok for a free program. And it is not hard at all to understand. I use photo impact and I have jasc paint shop pro, along with a few other programs that I have had in the past. I wanted to get the CS5. I understand this is a pretty costly program? I do need to work with layers. I have practiced some with the idea. I just say one thing at a time. This is why my head spins sometimes trying to do and learn so much at once. Thanks</p>

<p>Michael Axel made a good suggestion and which I suggest as well. Go on facebook or other resources and look for a group that gets together with models and makeup artist ect. in your area. I belong to a group of people that were fantastic for this very thing, and it is a great way to meet and shoot different types of people. It is also a great way to network. Believe me, if you are offering a service for free, they will take you up on it.</p>

<p>JC thank you for explaining the size I need which will be helpful for me. I do want to understand layers and have a more difficult way of doing it, but I can accomplish the effect. You say simple programs. I am not sure what you mean by this. If you mean PS, no I do not use photoshop. I do not have access to the rather expensive program. However I do have programs that allow me to layer and do just about everything I need to accomplish what I am going for and is sufficient for me at this time. I think that I am just mainly looking for a way to feel more confident about my camera in general. I feel I am not using it to its potential. The contrasty pics I wish I would have kept. I was editing them and it was rather hard as you say softening the contrast. I would rather have a pic like I posted to work with than some of the other ones that seemed gritty in contrast. I certainly have been trying some of the help I have recieved in this post, working w manual just to get a feel for it. I really think it will be a challenge for me but in time I am sure that it will become second nature. Truely I am trying to break some old habits so that I may have more control over the camera, verses it controlling me and what my photo is to look like. Thanks again</p>

<p>Thank you Pierre but I should have mentioned that I deleted the contrasty ones for that day out of frustration. This one I played around with the metering but was still not happy with the results. I do now how to some what edit and I do know and understand curves pretty well. Thank you and I apologize for not explaining that photo. I was having trouble at first knowing how to attatch it.. I guess my concern is to get more natural pictures rather than relying on PS to correct things, although I know sometimes it is needed because I like to be artsy with my photos. I just do not feel as though I know enough about the camera to just get a good picture. Once in awhile I get lucky, think we all do, but I want to be lucky more often..Thanks again my friend.</p>

<p>Stephan and Dan I also want to thank you for your feedback. It is comforting to know I have people like you to look up to for help, especially when I feel overwhelmed. This has been a very helpful experience to me which I will save and refer back to.</p>

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<p>Jay, I am sitting here laughing because you know to well what I have been going through. The bit about the helicopter. I laughed because I just ask my husband the other day, I said this helicopter looks pretty funny. I can not see that the blades are in motion. I dismissed trying because I don't think I truely understood why. I am excited to try some things out now. I feel like I really have learned from you. I was thinking the other day, if I don't start getting this technical stuff down, I mise well have a point and shoot camera and be done with it. You explained the ISO pretty well for me to understand. I did gather before that i increased the ISO in darker situations but then I dealt with the noise issue. Thank you again for your helpful feedback</p>

<p>Thank you Kevin for your inspiring words of wisdom. Also I appreciate you truley understanding why my head is spinning from all of the technical detail. I think I am trying to bite down on to much at once. All though I am not a beginner per say, I am a beginner at understanding manual mode, and that is enough reason to post in this forum.<br>

The lighting I had down to a tee with my olympus. It was not as advanced as my 300s. I guess the frustration came in as well as the excitment of owning a Nikon with more capabilities. I want to certainly become more of a pro because I am taking on paid shoots now. I want to know what to set it on exactly when I am approached with a situation auto is not going to be there for me. Such as the contrasty photos which has really been my main issue lately.<br>

I am glad that I posted this question here for I feel that I really have recieved some good expert advice. I do understand ISO and metering somewhat. I have played around with those the most. I am excited to learn more. My passion for photography runs deep and I intend to get the most out of my camera (300s) Thank you again for your response to my question<br>

-Julie</p>

 

<p>thank you Mukul I will give it a try and see what I can do to learn manually.</p>

<p>Thank you for some helpful feedback. I shoot fine JPG. I have played with the metering. I seem to be getting used to the idea of playing around with it, just not confident what conditions are best. I am going to be honest, as far as manual is concerned, when I turn it to manual, the lens stays shut for like 30 seconds. I figured out the shutter speed, but again not sure what to use. I really feel ignorant when it comes to the manual mode. I know that I need to learn. I have been watching tutorial videos and my head is spinning. Trying to take baby steps and learn. I am sure I will get it eventually. Mukul, I have been watching the video on high dynamic range. I think that is when my head started spinning lol I will certainly give it my best and practice a bit. I think sometimes I get impatient.</p>

<p>Sometimes when I take a photo of lets say a water scene with trees in the background around 6pm with normal skies whether it be cloudy or partly sunny. I will view the image and the trees seem so contrasty. A deep gritty green. I am not sure what I should be doing to fix this problem I have played around with the settings. I am still fairly new to the Nikon world. I currently have the 300s. I use the lens I have 105mm and the 70-300mm. I would love to invest in the 85mm for portrait lens. I am not sure if it is my settings or lens or just me. I do tend to use the auto a lot until I feel more comfortable with the manual settings. Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.</p>

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